UBC offers a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with a Major in Microbiology and Immunology.
Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:
UBC Program Requirements
UBC Department Website
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests
In addition to the Faculty of Science promotion requirements, these are the specific first and second year requirements for this major.
First year
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
Communications Requirement1 |
6 |
Two of: ENGL 1100 or 1123, 1129 or 1130, SCIE 1113 or 11141 |
6-8 |
|
BIOL 1122 BIOL 111 or 1213 |
3 3 |
BIOL 23702 BIOL 1115 & 12153 |
3 8 |
|
CHEM 121 (or 111,141) & 123 |
8 |
CHEM 1120 & 1220 |
8 |
|
MATH 100 or 102 or 104 |
3 |
MATH 1153/12534 or 1171 or 1173/1183 or 1174 |
3-6 |
|
PHYS 100-level5 |
3 |
PHYS 1101 or 11255 |
4 |
|
DSCI 100 |
3 |
Unavailable |
0 |
|
Electives6 |
4 |
Electives6 |
0 |
Second year
|
UBC Courses |
Credits |
Langara Equivalents |
Credits |
|
MICB 201 or 2112 MICB 202 or 212 |
3 3 |
Unavailable2 BIOL 2470 |
3 3 |
|
BIOL 200 & 2017 |
6 |
BIOL 2415 & BIOL 23157 |
8 |
|
CHEM 233 & 235 |
4 |
CHEM 2250 & CHEM 2216 |
7 |
|
Electives6 |
11 |
Electives6 |
10 |
Footnotes:
1 For full list of acceptable courses see Communication Requirement.
2 Langara BIOL 2370 precludes credit for UBC BIOL 112, MICB 201, 203 (course taken from 2005-2020); Unassigned MICB 2nd (3 credits) if taken after 08/2020.
3 Langara BIOL 1115 & 1215 = UBC BIOL 1st (8), exempts students from UBC BIOL 111, 121, 140
4 UBC MATH 110 (Langara MATH 1153 & 1253) may substitute for any of the specified calculus courses listed by decreasing the electives by 3 credits
5 Chosen from 100-level PHYS courses, excluding UBC PHYS 100 (Langara PHYS 1118). Students lacking Physics 12 must take PHYS 100 before taking any other 100-level PHYS course, using PHYS 100 as an elective. Students requiring PHYS 100 may delay other 100-level PHYS courses until second year
6 Elective credits together with required courses must fulfill the UBC Faculty of Science's:
a.) Foundational Requirement;
b.) Laboratory Science Requirement;
c.) Science Breadth Requirement;
d.) Science and Arts Requirements;
e.) Upper-level Requirement;
f.) General Degree Requirements.
7 For Langara BIOL 2315 to transfer to UBC BIOL 201, students must take organic chemistry as a co-requisite
This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. It is the students' responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.
Updated September 2023